01122022-TT-03.qxd 11/30/2022 INDIA BEAT OZ 4-3 IN 3RD HOCKEY TEST SPORT /thetribunechd 11:10 PM Page 1 13 thursday | 1 december 2022 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com GUJARAT PHASE-I POLLING TODAY GDP growth dips to 6.3% in second quarter Manufacturing slows I India remains fastest-growing major economy I China sees 3.9% growth in Q2 Tribune News Service ‘GROWTH ON TRACK’ Surat poll officials with EVMs. ANI 19 DISTRICTS | 89 SEATS MORE INSIDE CJI-led SC Bench to consider listing Bilkis plea against remission New Delhi, November 30 On the eve of first phase of Gujarat elections, Bilkis Bano on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the remission of sentence of 11 men convicted of raping her and killing her nine family members during the 2002 riots. A Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud agreed to consider listing the plea for hearing after advocate Shobha Gupta submitted continued on page 10 Today’s issue is of 20 pages, including six-page additional pullout. BSF: DRONE THREAT KEY CHALLENGE BACK PAGE CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 142 NO. 331 | 20 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2021-2023 ESTABLISHED IN 1881  HIMACHAL PRADESH New Delhi, November 30 India remained the fastestgrowing major economy in the world during the July-September quarter though its GDP growth slowed down to 6.3 per cent mainly due to poor performance by the manufacturing and mining sectors as well as due to the moderating of a favourable base effect. The economy grew by 8.4 per cent in July-September last year and 13.5 per cent in the preceding April-June SENSEX SCALES GVA GREW BY 5.6% Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran told the media he expected the third quarter to be robust based on the strong consumer demand during the festival season. This, he said, would ensure GDP growth at 6.8 to 7% in current fiscal 63,000 PEAK ■ Gross Value Added (GVA) grew quarter, according to official data released on Wednesday. “Real GDP or GDP at Con- ALL-TIME HIGH CLOSES AT 63,099.65 Gains 417.81 points amid a positive trend in global markets NSE Nifty advances 140.30 points to close at 18,758.35 stant Prices (2011-12) in Q2 2022-23 is estimated at Rs 38.17 lakh crore, as against by 5.6% to ~35.05 lakh crore in July-September this year ■ Farming: GVA growth rose to 4.6% against 3.2% a year ago ■ Manufacturing: GVA contracted 4.3% from 5.6% ■ Mining: It dipped by 2.8% Government helpless against external factors, in denial about internal factors. – Cong Rs 35.89 lakh crore in Q2 2021-22, showing a growth of 6.3 per cent as compared to Khori oustees fail to turn up for govt flats TUNISIA STUN FRANCE 1-0 AUSTRALIA BEAT DENMARK 1-0 A FIRST: French woman referee Frappart to handle Germany vs Costa Rica on Thursday Faridabad, November 30 Unable to afford the “high cost” of housing, 385 Khori village oustees have failed to turn up to accept the EWS (economically weaker sections) flats being provided to them by the Faridabad Municipal Corporation as part of the rehabilitation package. AT ~1,950/PER MONTH FOR 20 YRS, CHARGES ‘TOO HIGH’ The rehabilitation scheme was launched soon after the demolition of around 9,500 houses in a Khori village colony, located on forestland, following directions from the Supreme Court. A total of 1,009 flats had been earmarked for the oustees at Dabua Colony, but only 624 had turned up so far to accept these, said sources. They said the remaining 385 had bypassed the four-week deadline and now faced the threat of losing the offer. The allottees, continued on page 10 8.4 per cent in Q2 2021-22,” the National Statistical Office (NSO) statement said. Gross Value Added (GVA) grew by 5.6 per cent to Rs 35.05 lakh crore in JulySeptember this year. The surprise was the strong showing by the farm sector. The GVA was 4.6 per cent as compared to 3.2 per cent a year ago. However, the GVA in the manufacturing sector contracted to 4.3 per cent during the quarter from 5.6 per cent growth during the period a continued on page 10 IN BRIEF Industrialist Kirloskar passes away at 64 Bengaluru: Eminent industrialist & Toyota Kirloskar Motor vice-chairman Vikram Kirloskar (64), who was instrumental in bringing Japanese auto major to India, died due to a heart attack on Tuesday. INSIDE China to India: Military drillwith US violates spirit of border pacts Tribune News Service New Delhi, November 30 China has reacted sharply to the joint Indo-US military exercises being held near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and claimed that it “violates the spirit” of the border agreements signed with India. The two-week joint training exercise “Yudh Abhyas 22”, which began on November 19, is being held in Uttarakhand near what is known as the Middle Sector of the LAC. “The joint military exercise held by India and the US near the LAC violated the spirit of relevant agreements signed by China and India in 1993 and 1996, and does not help build bilateral trust,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian at a media briefing in Beijing on Wednesday. “China has expressed concerns to the Indian side over the Indian & US soldiers in U’khand. ANI BEIJING ASKED US NOT TO INTERFERE: PENTAGON China has warned American officials not to interfere in its relationship with India, the Pentagon has said in a report. military exercise,” he added. According to India’s Ministry of Defence, troops from both nations at the two-week exercise are working together to achieve common objectives. Meanwhile, China has continued on page 10 Edit: chinese warning